Improvement in bag-holders



NITED STATES ATENT FFIGE.

JOHN MAYELL, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

IMPROVEMENT IN BAG-HOLDERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 148,078, dated March 3,1874; application filed January 12, 1874.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN MAYELL, a resi dent of the city of Minneapolis,county of Hennepin and State of Minnesota, have made an Improvement inBag-Holders, of which the following is a speciication:

Figure l is a perspective view of my device, showing the bag attachedthereon. Fig. 2 is a bottom view, and Fig. 3 a side perspective.

The same letters of reference are used in the designation of identicalparts.

Letter A shows the hopper, which is made of Wood, and in the usual form.Letter L shows the device by which it is hung to the Wall, or to thedelivering-spout; letter H, projecting lng for steadying the hopper inits position. Letters B B' designate two curved pieces of iron, withextending arms K K'. These arms are hinged to the hopper at O O'. Theobject of hinging the curved pieces B B' by the extending arms K K', atthe points O O', is to allow of the contraction and eXpansion of thepartial circle formed by said curved pieces, that various-sized bags maybe attached thereto. This adjustment is controlled by the long lever I)and connecting-lever E, they being attached to the arms of the curvedpieces at O O' by a loose joint, the necessary amount of play beingallowed at this point to allow of the angular movement of the levers ED. At the outer end of the lever E a pin is placed, which projects intothe slot P of the lever D7 the working' of said lever D controlling thelever E and curved piece B thereby. Placed upon the side of the hopperis the rack F,

which controls the backward movemergf the lever D, by means ofprojecting saw-weil), against which the lever catches when tightened up.Upon two sides of the hopper are four projecting lugs, G G, so placedthat when the curved pieces B B are at their fullest throw they comeagainst said lugs, holding the bag firmly thereby.

In using this device, the circle is contracted by throwing the lever Dupward. The bag to be filled is then taken by the mouth and slipped overthe curved pieces. The lever is then pressed downward, expanding thecircle and griping the bag rmly. When the size of the bag is greaterthan the curved pieces will gripe and hold, the edges are put betweensaid pieces B and the projecting lugs C, and firmly held thereby.

Having thus described my invent-ion, what I claim, and want to secure byLettersA Patent, 1s

A bag-'h olding device, arranged as described, and consisting of theclamps B B', provided with the arms K K' and levers D E, in combinationwith the hopper A and lugs O C', substantially as and for the purposeset forth.

JOHN MAYELL.

Witnesses:

F. M. GoMsTocK, VERNON BELL.

